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  • The second day of the Ride for Jalil event continued at the Renaissance Hotel in Johor Bahru for a luncheon session

  • The activities included performances from Black and Harith Iskandar who also led the auction session selling off items donated by the JDT football squad and riding gear donated by the Tunku Panglima of Johor

  • Day 2 of the Ride for Jalil event finalised the total raised funds for the Tunku Laksamana Johor Cancer Foundation (TLJCF) to a total of RM850,170

More than 300 superbikers and high performance motorcyclists from across the country rolled around a few parts for Johor for the Ride for Jalil charity fun ride on Saturday. The ride was led by none other than the Tunku Panglima of Johor, Tunku Abdul Rahman and the Tunku Putera of Johor, Tunku Abu Bakar. (more…)

  • As part of the Ride for Jalil charity event, over 300 superbikers and high performance motorcyclists travelled through Johor earlier today

  • The goal was to create public awareness on cancer and raise funds for the Tunku Laksamana Johor Cancer Foundation

  • The ride was lead by the Tunku Panglima of Johor and Tunku Putera of Johor that started from Muar and ended at the Johor Circuit, Pasir Gudang

The Ride for Jalil charity event kicked things off earlier today with a massive convoy of over 300 high performance motorcyclists who gathered in the early mornings of 29 April 2017. The number of riders and motorcycle enthusiasts from across the country gathered at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Muar, Johor for the flag-off of the massive convoy across Johor. (more…)

  • Gautier Paulin (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing) and many other Pirelli MXGP riders dominated the FIM Motorcross World Championship Grand Prix of Europe

  • Gautier Paulin and Pauls Jonass (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) emerged as the overall winners for the MXGP and MX2 race categories

  • 19 out of 20 riders who finished in the Top Five of all four races raced using Pirelli Scorpion MX™ tyres

    Gautier Paulin in Race 2

It was a good day for Pirelli in the Netherlands with the majority of their FIM Motorcross World Championship riders scoring top ten positions in the Grand Prix of Europe, Valkenswaard. The biggest accomplishment would be in the form of 27 year old MX rider, Gautier Paulin who emerged as the victor riding for the Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory racing outfit. (more…)

  1. Danny Kent recently announced his departure from Moto2’s Kiefer Racing team after a long and difficult time since stepping up to Moto2 last season

  2. “It’s been a difficult period since joining the team and I don’t feel I’m able to reach my potential so I’ve decided to step away.”

  3. “It was breaking me as a person and rider, and I honestly think if the right opportunity comes up I can be fast in Moto2.”

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  • Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) continues his MotoGP domination at the Circuit of the Americas for the fifth time in a row

  • Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) race brilliantly to P2, putting him ahead of the championship title fight with 56 points

  • Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) landed his first podium of the season after quite a few amazing battles with Marquez and Rossi throughout the race

Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda

It’s official; Marc Marquez makes it five out five victories at arguably one of his favourite tracks in the race calendar, the Circuit of the Americas (COTA), Texas USA. After a brilliant qualifying session and race, it’s too early to put aside the 2016 MotoGP World Champion aside just yet for the title crown of 2017. (more…)

  • Suzuki has filed a patent for a two-wheel drive scooter recently at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

  • The patent shows a hybrid scooter with an electric engine powering the front and a conventional petrol engine driving the rear tyre

  • The scooter design looks like the Suzuki Burgman maxi-scooter

In reference to the people at Motorcycle.com, it seems like Suzuki has their plans set for the future with this latest patent for a two-wheel drive hybrid scooter. It was stated that the patent was filed at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in which you can see that it looks like a normal scooter apart from something fascinating drawings on the bike’s front end. (more…)

  • The new GSX-S750 with ABS is the ultimate combination of a performance-based street motorcycle with aggressive styling equipped with better styling and more power.

  • The two new V-Strom 650 ABS are lighter with an updated Euro4-compliant engine plus a tonne of new features priced below RM50,000

Suzuki Assemblers Malaysia has just released three new big bike models for the Malaysian market. The three new models for 2017 are the GSX-S750 ABS, V-Strom 650 ABS and V-Strom 650XT ABS. (more…)

  • Aunty Aini’s is famous for their Rendang and Masak Lemak Cili Api

  • Located in Kampung Chelet, Nilai, it’s only 10 minutes away from Sepang International Circuit

  • Many famous chefs have been there including Gordon Ramsay and Anthony Bourdain

Welcome to yet another addition to The Weekend Ride segment brought to you exclusively by Bikes Republic. For this week, our main highlight is shining upon a hidden (but very well-known) gem in the heart of Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. We are of course referring to the famous Aunty Aini’s Garden Cafe. (more…)

  • The “ZRX since 1997” was made to honour the legendary naked bikes from Kawasaki, The ZRX 1100 and ZRX 1200

  • Two attractive colours available; Matte Black finish with either Green or Black face

  • The timepieces are available at z900.us at €149 (around RM703)

In the light of the 20th year anniversary of the Kawasaki’s legendary ZRX motorcycle, our friends from www.z900.us have brought their latest timepiece collection dubbed the “ZRX since 1997”. The wristwatch was designed to pay homage to the one of Kawasaki’s most iconic production motorcycles of all time, the 1997 Kawasaki ZRX 1100 and ZRX 1200. (more…)

  • Dorna Sports has announced that Michelin will be the main title sponsor for the Australian MotoGP round

  • The second of three flyaway races at Phillip Island will be on 22 October 2017

  • The Australian GP is arguably one of the most exciting races in the Motorcycle Grand Prix calendar

Andrea Iannone’s crash with Gavin the Seagull in 2016 (Image source: MotoGP)

A recent announcement made by Dorna Sports recently has stated the official tyre supplier for MotoGP, Michelin, will be the Australian GP’s main title sponsor. The Australian GP is set to run its course as the second out three flyaway races on 22 October 2017 at the legendary Phillip Island circuit. With that, the official name for the round has changed to the Michelin® Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. (more…)

  • The 2017 Vyrus 986 M2 Street Version is priced at €37,940 for the complete bike and €27,930 for the street bike kit

  • Powered by a Honda CBR600RR engine, the bike also contains parts and technology directly taken from WorldSBK and MotoGP

  • Super limited to only 50 units worldwide

Image source: www.motoblog.it

According to reliable source over at Asphalt & Rubber, Vyrus has contacted and informed them with news regarding their official price for the 2017 Vyrus M2 Street Version. The set price for those interested in owning one of the exclusive and exotic piece of rolling art has been set at €37,940 (around RM178,270 after direct conversion). Yikes! (more…)

  • Two 2018 Husqvarna two-stroke models will feature their fuel injected technology

  • Husqvarna TE 250i and Husqvarna TE 300i

This just in; Husqvarna is cooking up a couple of their popular two stroke engines with fuel injection technology for the year 2018. With the ongoing trend of gaining more efficiency and power, it is no surprise that the Swedish bike manufacturer is following the steps of their Austrian counterpart, KTM. (more…)

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